ecstatic worship
Frenzied religious fervor
Ecstatic worship is religious practice characterized by intense emotional states—speaking in tongues, trembling, dancing, weeping, or trance.
The worshiper experiences what feels like direct encounter with the divine, often losing ordinary self-control.
Common in Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity, Sufi Islam, and various indigenous traditions: The congregation moved into ecstatic worship, hands raised and voices crying out.
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- spiritual giftsGod-granted abilities for service
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
chanting · divine union · dancing · spirit possession · glossolalia · Sufism · sacred dance · trance states · fervor · bliss · mysticism · Pentecostalism · tribal ceremonies · weeping · singing · transcendence · hallelujah · praise
ecstatic worshipquiet contemplation
silent meditation · contemplative prayer · stillness · silent prayer · meditative practice
ecstatic worshipcontemplative prayer
Silent, receptive spiritual practice
silent meditation · monastic silence · zazen · private devotion